The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 143
for the paddler, and movableback and foot boards. The doublebladed paddle is ofpine or spruce, fromsix to twelve feetlong, and jointed inthe center for con-venience of stowageand to aid in feath-ering. To enter a canoewithout upsetting re-quires caution. It isbest to place onefoot on the… … Canoe : Side View, Top View, andCross Section. blade so as nearly to cover it, as farforward as he can reach on one side O ^ Canoe Paddles. of the boat, and then draws it steadilyback, thus propelling the boat. With CANOEING 135 CANOEING a single paddle all the strokes are onthe same side of the…
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